Biographies

Mr. John R. Scannell serves as Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer of Moog Inc. Mr. Scannell joined the Company in 1990 as an Engineering Manager of Moog Ireland and later moved to Germany to become Operations Manager of Moog GmbH. In 1999, he became the General Manager of Moog Ireland, and in 2003 moved to the Aircraft Group as the Boeing 787 Program Manager and was subsequently named Director of Contracts and Pricing and elected a Vice President of the Company in 2005. He was elected Chief Financial Officer in 2007, a position he held until December 2010, at which time he was elected President and Chief Operating Officer. In December 2011, Mr. Scannell was elected Chief Executive Officer and was named Chairman of the Board in January 2014. In addition to an M.B.A. from The Harvard Business School, Mr. Scannell holds B.S. and M.S. degrees in Electrical Engineering from University College Cork, Ireland.

Mr. Donald R. Fishback serves as Chief Financial Officer, Vice President, Director of Moog Inc. Mr. Fishback joined the Company in 1981 after working as a Certified Public Accountant for Deloitte LLP. He became Corporate Controller in 1985 and in 2007 was named Vice President of Finance, a position he held until December 2010, at which time he was elected Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Fishback holds a B.A. in Business from Westminster College in Pennsylvania, an M.B.A. from University at Buffalo, The State University of New York and completed The Harvard Business School Advanced Management Program.

Ms. Jennifer Walter serves as Principal Accounting Officer, Controller of Moog Inc. Previously, she was Director of Financial Planning and Analysis, a position she held since 2004. Prior to that, she was the Manager of Financial Reporting.

Ms. Maureen M. Athoe is Vice President, President - Space and Defense Group of Moog Inc. Ms. Athoe is currently President of the Space and Defense Group. She holds a B.S. in Accounting from Canisius College and is a certified public accountant. Ms. Athoe joined Moog's Internal Audit Department in 1984 from the accounting firm KPMG. Her previous positions at Moog included Cost Engineer, Manager of Government Accounting, Financial Director and, most recently, she served as General Manager and Site Manager for the Space and Defense Group in East Aurora, NY. She was appointed a Group Vice President in 2008.

Dr. Richard A. Aubrecht, Ph.D., is re-designated as Vice President - Strategy and Technology of the Company. He is currently serves as Vice Chairman of the Board, Vice President - Strategy and Technology of the company effective February 14, 2018. Dr. Aubrecht began his career with the Company in 1969, working in various engineering capacities, going on to serve as Administrative Vice President and Secretary, Chairman of the Board, and in 1996 as Vice Chairman of the Board and Vice President of Strategy and Technology. Dr. Aubrecht studied at the Sibley School of Mechanical Engineering at Cornell University where he received his B.S., M.S. and Ph.D. degrees.

Mr. Lawrence J. Ball serves as Vice President; President - Components of Moog Inc. His employment with Moog began on September 30, 2003, when the company acquired the Poly-Scientific division of Litton Systems, Inc., a subsidiary of Northrop Grumman Corporation. Previously he was Poly-Scientific’s President, a position he assumed in 1996.

Mr. R. Eric Burghardt is Vice President, President of Moog's Aircraft Group of Moog Inc. Mr. Burghardt holds a B.S. in Accounting and Finance from Canisius College and is a certified public accountant. Mr. Burghardt previously served as the Aircraft Group Financial Director, with responsibility for acquisition due diligence and contract negotiations for major aircraft programs. Prior to joining Moog in 1989, he was a Senior Manager at KPMG, providing auditing and consulting services. He was appointed a Group Vice President in 2007.

Mr. Patrick J. Roche serves as Vice President of Moog Inc. He has been with Moog for 12 years. He began his career as the Engineering Manager at Moog Ireland, subsequently becoming the General Manager for that facility. Over the years Mr. Roche has held various positions in Moog's Industrial Systems Group, including management of core product development, supply chain, process development and IT systems. He was also responsible for Moog's motors manufacturing facility in India and the industrial valves facility in the Philippines. He was appointed a Group Vice President in 2007. Prior to joining Moog, Mr. Roche spent several years working in The Netherlands and the UK.

Mr. Gary A. Szakmary serves as Vice President of Moog Inc. Mr. Szakmary joined Moog in 1981. During his 30 year career at Moog he has held various management positions in Human Resources, including six years as Human Resources Director of Moog’s International Group. Mr. Szakmary was appointed a Group Vice President in 2006, and in 2009 he became Chief Human Resources Officer. In that position he is responsible for all of Moog’s Human Resources initiatives, policies and programs. Mr. Szakmary began his career on the faculty of Case Western Reserve University. He later became a Management Psychologist at Personnel Research and Development Corporation. Mr. Szakmary holds a BA from Columbia University and an MA and PhD in psychology from Princeton University.

Mr. Mark J. Trabert serves as Vice President, President of Moog's Aircraft Group of Moog Inc. Mr. Trabert has a B.S. and an MBA in Finance from Canisius College and attended the Advanced Management Program at the Harvard Business School. Mr. Trabert joined Moog in 1984 and has held various Aircraft Group positions including Program Manager, Director of Sales and Marketing, Program Director for the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter, Global Support Aftermarket Manager and Deputy General Manager. Since 2012, he has had overall responsibility for the integration of the Aircraft business units and the expansion of the global supply chain. He was appointed a Group Vice President in 2007.

Mr. William G. Gisel, Jr., serves as Independent Director of Moog Inc. Mr. Gisel is President and CEO of Rich Products Corporation, headquartered in Buffalo, New York. Mr. Gisel started his career at Bankers Trust Company in 1974, and after completing law school in 1978, he joined the law firm Phillips Lytle LLP. Mr. Gisel joined Rich Products in 1982, serving as the company’s first General Counsel. In 1988, Mr. Gisel was named Vice President of the International Division. In 1996, he assumed the position of President of Rich’s Food Group and Chief Operating Officer and, in 2006, he was appointed CEO. He earned a B.A. from Williams College, a Juris Doctorate from the Emory University School of Law and has an M.B.A. from the University of Rochester William E. Simon Graduate School of Business Administration. The Company believes Mr. Gisel’s experience as President and CEO of a large, multi-national company makes him highly qualified to serve as a director.

Mr. Peter J. Gundermann is an Independent Director of the Company. Mr. Gundermann is President and CEO of Astronics Corporation, a publicly traded aerospace and defense company headquartered in East Aurora, New York. Mr. Gundermann joined Astronics in 1988, has been a director since 2000 and has held his current position as President and CEO since 2003. He received a B.A. in Applied Mathematics and Economics from Brown University and an M.B.A. from Duke University.

Mr. Kraig H. Kayser is an Independent Director of Moog Inc. Mr. Kayser is President and CEO of Seneca Foods Corporation headquartered in Marion, New York. Prior to assuming his current position in 1993, Mr. Kayser was Seneca Food’s Chief Financial Officer. He received a B.A. from Hamilton College and an M.B.A. from Cornell University.

Mr. R. Bradley Lawrence is an Independent Director of Moog Inc. Mr. Lawrence retired as President and CEO of Esterline Technologies Corporation in October 2013 and served as Executive Chairman of the Board through March 2014. Mr. Lawrence joined Esterline in 2002, was named President in July 2009, Chief Executive Officer in November 2009 and Chairman of the Board in March 2012. He received a B.S. in Business Administration from Pennsylvania State University and an M.B.A. from University of Pittsburgh.

Mr. Brian J. Lipke serves as Independent Director of Moog Inc. Mr. Lipke retired as CEO of Gibraltar Industries, Inc., headquartered in Buffalo, New York, in December 2014 and served as Chairman of the Board through May 2015. Mr. Lipke started his career with Gibraltar in 1972, became President in 1987 and Chairman of the Board in 1993. Mr. Lipke attended the SUNY College of Technology at Alfred and the University of Akron.

Ms. Brenda L. Reichelderfer is an Independent Director of Moog Inc. Ms. Reichelderfer is Senior Vice President and Managing Director at TriVista, a global management consulting firm in the private equity sector that is headquartered in Orange County, California. Ms. Reichelderfer joined TriVista in 2008 and also serves as the company’s Global Head of Aerospace and Defense. Previously, she spent over 25 years in executive leadership positions at ITT Corporation. She received a B.S. in Electrical Engineering from Ohio Northern University and is a graduate of the executive leadership programs at the MIT Sloan School of Management and at the Fuqua School of Business at Duke University.

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